CaptureOptical v2.0 – "AutoCapture" from Drives
This is one solution to the Tool Bounty on AutoCapture. This software monitors any drive on your system for execution of installation files. The only exceptions are drives the OS and the programs are installed on. Even though the name of this software indicates that it is for optical drives, it is not limited to them. The naming is purely historical.
When an installation process starts (any *.exe, *.msi, *.bat or *.cmd file) on these monitored drives its actions are captured into a new SVS layer automatically. All other files are executed normally. Also all actions on all other drives react normally.
Before capturing a new process all active layers get deactivated. And the new layer is flagged not to "Start Automatically". An icon on the desktop and in the program menu removes all layers captured with this software, all other layers survive.
The program consists of three executables. One is doing the actual work. The other two are for setup and start. Make sure that you do not kill the start file! Only stop it with the tray icon or shutdown the PC.
The user needs to have rights to stop the Start file and to read and write to these registry hives:
HKCR\exefile\shell\open\command HKCR\Msi.Package\shell\Open\command HKCR\batfile\shell\open\command HKCR\cmdfile\shell\open\command
A link to the Start file can be placed anywhere to start it with logon. It starts to capture 7 seconds after it gets loaded. This gives other processes the chance to start without the capture.
Any feedback on bugs or improvements is highly appreciated.
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Comments
My compliments!
When this is finished I would recommend you for the Bounty.
5 Points from me.
FrankB
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Frank Bastiaens
Senior Technical Consultant
Vanderlet B.V.
Thanks a lot. I was a bit
Thanks a lot. I was a bit scared when I started to mess with the registry, but it seems to work.
Ciao
toralf
Might I give you a tip?
Use Virtual PC of Microsoft.
If something goes wrong you revert to a previous state, a lot safer :)
VPC is available for free.
Kind Regards, FrankB
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Frank Bastiaens
Senior Technical Consultant
Vanderlet B.V.
Tips are always welcome.
I appreciate the tip.
The funny thing is I wrote an article for the Juice on virtual machines just a month ago. Since then, I reinstalled my whole system and didn't want to install VMs, so I try to live without them.
Ciao
toralf
Stop using VMs
Toralf, i truly believe in VMs, it is a great way playing around with software and even develop. It is very important doing this on clean machines and do not get messed up with apache, sql and various other junk in packages, and so on.
Regards
Erik
www.svs4u.nl
Regards Erik www.DinamiQs.com Dinamiqs is the home of VirtualStorm (www.virtualstorm.org)
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